All purpose window



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' I ALL PURPOSE wnmow Filed Sept. 5, 1945 .2"Sheets-Sheet z GEORGE 4. B/PE/Vf/ER Patented July 4, 1950 UNITED S TATES PAT E- NT OFFI CE PURPOSE WINDOW .GeorgeA. Bremeier, Brooklyn, N'. Y.

. Application'Septeniber 5, 1946,:Serial N0.694,855

"2 ."Claims. 1 This invention relates to window constructions. An objectof this invention is to provide anallweather window construction embodying spaced sliding panels providing selectively either astorm window, a normal window, or a screened window opening.

Another object .of this invention is to provide a window construction havingaopposed .sliding glass panels mounted for horizontalsliding.movement and including :means forlockingtheabutting edges of thepanels together.

A further object :of this invention is -vto .provide in a window construction .of this kind opposed screen panels which may be-;selective1y moved to operative -positionx across the window opening, o tmay be disposed Within the wall ininoperative position.

. A still further vobject of this inventionisto .pro vide a window assembly Whichis completein itself, whereby it may be installed in the walls .of a house or otherbuilding duringthelinitial con struction thereof, or may be fixed onto thewalls of completedbuildings in.registry with-the present windows or window openings.

With the above and other objects .in view, my invention consists in'the arrangement,.combination and details of construction disclosed-in the drawings and specification; and thenamore particularly pointed-out in the appended .claims.

Inthe drawings:

Figure 11 is a vertical section, partly broken away, ofmy window assembly,

Figure 2 is a transverse section, partly broken away, taken-on the line 2- 2-of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a transverse .section, partly broken away, taken on the l-ine 33 of Figure .1,

Figure l is a fragmentary side elevation, of the latch on-my assembly; and

Figure 5 is a transverse section, taken on the line 55 of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings, the. numeral Jill designates generally a Window assembly constructed according to an embodiment .otmyinvention. The window .assembly it comprises a pair of laterally spaced apart housingshonnected together by an upper .and lowenbaserailmember, in such a manner that the oppositely disposed housings are adapted to be encased betweenfthe inner and outer Walls of a building adjacent a Windowopening. Glass panels, and others, are

slidable in the base rail members andare adapted to be enclosed Within the housings in their open position, and each panel is adapted to extend halfway across the Window opening intheclosed position.

or other suitable insulating-material. tical-inner edges of the-side walls M areadapted sistant edge :for .the housings M.

the sidewalls Ill of the housing ll.

"The window assembly of :my invention is adapted to be installed in a building sduring its construction, or it maybe fastened to abui-lding after" completion by supporting thelassembly insideer outside ofuthe wall thereof' withthe opposed lhousings adjacent the 'window opening. This assembly is equallyadaptable to straight or arcuate windows, and may beadapted to a sliding door construction having the rails positioned that their upper edg does notextend' abovethe door sill.

fIPhe-housings ll, onelat each end-of the assembly ill], consist of a rectangular frame havin a vertical outer frame member 1-2 and a pair of laterally spaced apart side walls M, the outer ends of "which abut the :inner sideotthe end member ([2 and are .fastenedthereto. The side walls ll maybe made of wood or asbestos board The vershown) ,.adjaacent the housing 1 l .A pair .of oppositelydisposed housings .-H are .usedforreach Window assembly It, and are con- ..nectedlto-gether by an upper base rail member lLfand .a...=lower base rail member it, which extend into each housing I 5 between the side walls M and abut the inside surface of the vertical end members or Walls H2. The base rails I"! and .13 are formed of U-sh-aped channel members and are so positionedthat th flanges or side arms offthe upper base rail il'l extend downwardly and those of thelower base rail iii extend upwardly, whereby a Window may be slidably supported .therebetween.

In an original installation in an incomplete building, "the base rails 57 and iii are adapted to be secured to the upper Window frame member 1'9 and the sill "2!) respectively, whereas in an installation oflthe assembly iton a completed dwelling, the housings. H may be fixed to the inner .orlouter walls of. the building.

In the construction of such a window assembly, I contemplate the use of severa'lsliding. panels, each providing a different'kind of window closure,

i 29 and the member :25.

as a glass panel, a screen, storm window and a bar panel, each independent of the other, where- I by any one or combination may be selectively ing in, in the rails I! and I8 at the outer edge an L-shaped guide 22 is fixed with the outer side extending vertically adjacent the outer flange of the rail H and I8 and the horizontal side thereof overlying the confronting faces of each base rail between the flanges thereof for engaging and I slidably supporting the outer edge of the bar panel 2|, the panel 2| sliding on the horizontal side of the guide 22. To support the inner side of the bar 2!, another L-shaped guide member Z l is secured in the base rails l1 and I8, having its outer vertical side engaging the inner edge of between the guide members 22 and 24.

1 the bar panel 2! so the bar panel 2i may slide Another L-shaped guidemember is fixed in 24 to provide a channeled track for a storm window panel 26. The horizontal side of the member 25 overlies the horizontal side of the member 2% The innermost panel, as a glass window panel 28, is slidably supported in a U-shaped guide or track 29 fixed in the base rails H and i8 and spaced slightly inwardly of the vertical side of i the member 25 so that a screen 38, having a thin frame 3! may slide between the U-shaped track Bolts or screws 32, or

3 the rails Ill and 18 having its vertical side spaced inwardly from the vertical side of the member and may, if necessary, be shimmed to provide j a snug fit for panels by a shim 21 between the adjacent members 24 and 25.

other suitable attaching means, engage through across the rails ll and I8 and guides 22, 24, 25,

and 29 midway the length thereof for preventing the panels on each side from sliding past the center of the assembly H).

The abutting edges of the respective pairs of panels 2!, 26, 28, and 3!! are provided with interengaging means for sealing the panels in their closed position and locking means for fastening the edge abutting panels in the closed position. On the inner edge of the panels on one side of the center bar 34 there is provided an H-shaped channel member 35 having one pair of arms fixed to the vertical edge of the respective panel and the other pair of arms extending inwardly toward the corresponding panel on the other side of the bar 34. The members 35 are formed with a cutout or notch on their ends whereby the free arms may extend past the center bar 34. The inner edges of the corresponding panels are adapted to engage between the free arms of the member 35 in their closed position for sealing the joint between the correspondirig panel sections.

When the various panels are slid into their respective housings, the inner edge of each protrudes slightly from the inner edge of the housvertically offset positions relative to the handle 36 on the adjacent panel whereby any one panel 4 may be moved without moving any of the others.

It is desirable to lock certain panels, as the glass panels 26 and 28 in their closed position to provide air conditioned or heated rooms, the space between the panels 26 and 28 providing a dead air space or insulation.

In order to lock the respective glass panels 26 and 28 closed, one panel of each pair, having the H-channel is provided with a transverse locking pin 37 inter-connecting the free arms of the channel. The opposite panel, not having an inner edge strip, is formed with a rectangular cutout portion 33 opening along its inner edge adjacent the pin 37. A solid plate 39 covers the cutout 38 on the outer side of the panel and an imier U-shaped plate 40 covers the U-shaped edge of the cut-out 38. The plates 39 and M are fastened together and to the panel, as 28, on opposite sides thereof by rivets M or other suitable fastening means. An L-shaped lever 42 is rockably'mounted between the plates 39 and 40 in the cut-out 38 by a pin M extending across the cutout 38 between the plates 39 and 40. The lever 52 is supported with a substantially horizontal arm extending inwardly from between the inner edges of the plates 38 and 40 to engage between the free arms of the member 35 and is formed with a downwardly opening hook 45 which is engageable with the lock pin 31.

The fulcrum M of the lever 42 is at a level above the lock pin 3'! so the lever 42 is gravitatingl urged to locking position at all times and only the upper portion of the vertical arm is exposed in the cut-out 38 through the U-shaped plate 40. The inner edge of the hook 45 is beveled or rounded so that as the panels come together the beveled edge rises on the pin 3'! until the hook falls into locking position. To unlock the lever 42 it is necessary only to move the upper portion of the lever 42 outwardly while pressing the panels outwardly and apart, one from the other.

The assembly [0 may, when installed, be sealed around the edges by weather strips 46 and 41 which are fixed to the frame members l9 and 20.

To protect the edges of the glass panels 26 and 28, strips of felt 48, or other suitable soft material may be secured in the members 35 where the glass edge of 'the panels engage therein. Felt bumpers 39 are fixed to the inner side of the frame members !2 to provide a soft stop for each of the sliding panels in their fully opened position.

Drain holes 50 are provided in the lower outer edge of each of the rails in order that any condensation or other moisture will be free to drain from the assembly to prevent any subsequent rust or other deleterious effects of water in the rails.

By the use of glass panels of this type, wherein the use of trim around the edge of the glass panels is eliminated, a larger amount of light may pass through the windows when the panels are in their closed positions.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. An all weather window construction comprising upper and lower guides, each of said guides including a horizontal U-shaped elongated channel member formed with vertically extending side legs and a connecting bight portion, a plurality of nested angle members, the outermost panels slidably engaging said vertical spaced apart angle legs and said vertical legs of said second channel.

2. The construction of claim 1 having the lower guide member thereof provided with drain holes through said vertical legs of said angle 15 members adjacent the bottom thereof and 6 through one of said vertical side legs of said see 0nd channel member adjacent the bottom thereof whereby rain water collecting in said guide member may be drained off.

GEORGE A. BREMEIER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,142,403 Davis June 8, 1915 1,325,089 Hankammer Dec. 16, 1919 2,032,170 Fisk Feb. 25, 1936 2,355,803 Hopewell Aug. 15, 1944 

